KV Kortrijk has to lose out with 1-4 against KV Mechelen

Both teams showed themselves evenly matched in an opening phase without much spectacle. Geoffry Hairemans scored the first big chance of the game after more than fifteen minutes of play. His shot went just wide.

With the break in sight, Mechelen decided to shift up a gear. Nikola Storm initially saw his shot blocked by Marko Ili?, but the Serbian goalkeeper still had to give in on the rebound from Sandy Walsh who had advanced along. Moments later, the Kortrijk goalkeeper had to turn around again. Captain Rob Schoofs dribbled into the penalty area and then neatly placed the ball in the corner.

After the resumption, a Geoffry Hairemans received a gift during his jubilee competition. Due to the slipping of the Kortrijkzaan Kevin Vandendriessche, Rob Schoofs was able to put the midfielder alone in front of the goal. Hairemans accepted the gift and tapped his nineteenth goal in the employ of Malinwa against the nets. Kortrijk struggled for a while after it was awarded a penalty by the VAR after a hand game by Jordi Vanlerberghe. Didier Lamkel Zé did not miss. The home team was unable to make a comeback. Rob Schoofs put the 1-4 final score on the board with his second goal of the game.

Due to the defeat, Kortrijk remains in position twelve with seven units. KV Mechelen rises to tenth place in the standings. It now has ten points from eight games.

Later in the evening, national champions Club Brugge will visit Seraing (18:15). It hopes to fuel confidence for its second game in the group stage of the Champions League, against Porto on Tuesday. At the same time, Ostend and Eupen are also competing against each other.